What Makes a Man Start Fires?

by Minutemen

What Makes a Man Start Fires? cover art

On their incredibly tight sophomore album, the Minutemen perfect their hyper-condensed, wildly eclectic brand of funk-infused post-hardcore. The trio blasts through brief, highly rhythmic songs utilizing uncommon time signatures and D. Boon's biting, sarcastic political punk poetry. 'What Makes a Man Start Fires?' is a deeply playful, fiercely energetic, and structurally brilliant milestone of American art punk.

Genres

  • Post-Hardcore
  • Art Punk
  • Post-Punk

Tracklist

  1. Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
  2. One Chapter in the Book
  3. Fake Contest
  4. Beacon Sighted Through Fog
  5. Mutiny in Jonestown
  6. East Wind / Faith
  7. Pure Joy
  8. 99
  9. The Anchor
  10. Sell or Be Sold
  11. The Only Minority
  12. Split Red
  13. Colors
  14. Plight
  15. The Tin Roof
  16. Life as a Rehearsal
  17. This Road
  18. Polarity